January 2012
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She did the Secretary of State job, she was a G, she held it down, she...
– Ice-T, on why Hillary Clinton will be the first female president
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It seems the department still considers the potato a second-class vegetable.
– A spokesman for the National Potato Council, irked that — despite a failed USDA attempt to limit potato use in new school lunch guidelines — potatoes are still passed over in favor of greener, leafier vegetables. (via bencrair)
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When I was managing the Tumblr of Newsweek magazine, I had two goals,” told Mark...
– In which something is lost, but much is gained, through Google Translate. (via markcoatney)
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December 2011
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And today in Sunday afternoon events happening in...
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Natasha Stagg: Behind, Beneath, and Between:... →
ladyjournos:
The historical, sociological, and cultural crevices of the much-maligned undergarment. DIS Magazine
No lack of photos/videos/more photos/and wait, more photos in this post.
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In the aftermath of the Penn State sex-abuse scandal—and newer allegations at...
– Inside the Mind of a Sex Offender’s Wife (The Daily Beast)
November 2011
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Had it been a woman who had walked in on that boy in the shower, I can guarantee...
– A relative of accused Penn State pedophile Jerry Sandusky, when asked if gender played a role in how the scandal unfolded.
Could Women Have Saved Penn State? - The Daily Beast
(via notadinnerparty)
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I’ma fry up a coupla turkeys, and I’ma do a duck. In one of the turkeys I’m...
– That’s Compton-born rapper Coolio, speaking to nwk tumblr Jess Bennett in a 2009 interview, during a press tour for his then-new cookbook, Cookin’ With Coolio. Bonus fact: The book has a section called “Appetizers for That Ass.” brb going to Amazon. (via newsweek)
—best. interview. ever.
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I have been MIA. Because I've been back and forth... →
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My friends, the drivers in my cars, people on the street, my parents, my family,...
– The Office’s Mindy Kaling, author of a newly-released and hilarious memoir, on the Kim Kardashian-Kris Humphries split. (The Daily Beast)
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Unintentionally Gay Rap Lyrics. (No Homo.) →
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Newsweek Archivist: 1937- Newsweek Introduces... →
nwkarchivist:
Half an hour after smoking a reefer, the subject become jovial, carefree, and capable of raw feats of strength …
— Newsweek, August 1937 Read the full piece.
We feel so… strong.
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October 2011
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tumblenerd: Museums on Tumblr →
museumnerd:
Allen Memorial Art Museum (Oberlin) + American Museum of Natural History + Art Gallery of Ontario + Brooklyn Museum + Carleton University Art Gallery + Charleston Museum + MASS MoCA + Metropolitan Museum of Art (Get Closer) + National Archives (Today’s Document) + …
Nice!
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Objecting or Objectified? Occupy Wall Street women... →
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